Summary: Just a little poem from the perspective of the three mothers: Elizabeth, Inger, and Marie.
Rated: K
Word Count: 243
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My Adam,
When spring has come
And life is fair
And things are good and right
When faith is strong
And you are bold
With youthful courage bright
Remember this –
My little one,
The child of my bone –
This wisdom that I taught you:
That you are not alone.
*
My Eric,
When summer comes
on springtime’s heels
And love is in the air
When heartbeats pound
A wild reel
That have your senses snared
Remember this –
Min älskling*,
Oh, child of my own –
This wisdom that I taught you:
That you are not alone.
*
My Joseph,
When autumn comes
And winds of change
Are blowing here and there
When life has slipped
From loveliness
Into a bleak despair
Remember this –
Mon petit-fils*,
Oh, child of my own –
This wisdom that I taught you:
That you are not alone.
*
Our sons,
When winter comes
And youth has passed
And old age settles in
When friends have left
And family’s gone
And life is frail and thin
Remember this –
Our little ones,
The children of our bones –
This wisdom that we taught you:
That you are not alone.
*
Our sons,
Though we weren’t there
To hold your hands
And watch you learn and grow
You’ve had each other
To lean upon
Through every high and low
Remember this –
Our little sons,
The children of our bones –
Though we were not there with you:
You were never alone.
~ Finis
Author Notes:
*Min älskling is Swedish for “my darling”.
*Mon petit-fils is French for “my little son”.
I wrote this for another writing challenge on Bonanza Boomers. I was given the song title “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson and had to create a story or poem using only the song title as my inspiration. This is what I came up with.
Tags: Elizabeth Cartwright, Inger Cartwright, Marie Cartwright, poetry.
Nice Poems by their mothers. Sweet. Thanks
Beautiful – We all like to believe that “We are not alone”; that loved ones are all around us. Lovely images. Thank you!
I really enjoyed your poem . Thank you . Well done and beautifully written
Aaawh, this is just so lovely. Great job x
Ah…. wish there were more episodes with the mothers. Your poem fills in some of the missing pieces.
This is so beautiful and touching and haunting. I have always thought of the mothers as always watching over their sons. Always.
Poetry is not as easy to write as it is to read, and yours has a lovely, soothing flow to match the sentiment. Well done, Annie. 🙂
Beautiful words, mothers love for their sons.
Beautiful structure and evocative words support a moving theme–well done!
The love a mother has for a child is eternal. Sweet story.
It truly is. Thank you, Lisa!
Such a poignant piece….beautiful!
Thank you, jojay!
How lovely and encouraging these words are. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you and you’re welcome, AC! 😀
Wow! This is soooo beautiful. You did an awesome job! 😃
Aww! Why thank you, Nakida!